dangerous, & checkable from a city bus.

Thanks to the Seattle Times, you can feel just a bit more dangerous for playing in your office’s NCAA tournament pool. It turns out the the time honored tradition (of making horrible sentimental picks and losing a few bucks to more analytical and informed colleagues) isn’t specifically allowed by Washington’s gambling laws. Anything not allowed by the rules, then, is specifically forbidden (and consequently slightly more fun). [times]

While you could be subject to criminal charges for putting money on the line, just revel in your minor lawbreaking and try to get a little bit of your real work done between streaming games to your iphone. If you want to keep it safe, legal, and neighborly, there’s always the Capitol Hill Seattle bracket, where only pride is the only thing you’ll gain or lose. [chs/nyt]